Blood Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
Blood oranges are a favourite spring/summer treat of mine! They are sweet like oranges but have a subtle almost raspberry like aroma and flavor. Most of us are familiar with the nutritional benefits of oranges such as fiber and vitamin C.... but do you know about anthocyanins?
Getting Your Rear In Gear - During Cancer Treatment
After a cancer diagnosis, it’s common for exercise habits to drop on the daily priorities list. For those experiencing fatigue, pain, anxiety or schedule overwhelm, “exertion” is the last thing a patient may want to think about. However, studies actually show that those who can maintain or improvex their exercise habit.
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is usually described as numbness, tingling, pain, prickling or burning that occurs in the hands or feet. In some cases, patients may experience weakness, difficulty with walking/movements or even loss of reflexes. Peripheral neuropathy occurs from injury to the peripheral nervous system.
Summer Skin Protection: Sunscreen 101
1 in 6 Canadians will be diagnosed with it. Avoiding direct exposure to sunlight is the most effective way of preventing skin cancer, but many times, of course, this isn’t practical. Sunscreen is the most important product available to help block ultraviolet light for those times when we will be the sun.
5 Common Side Effects from Cancer Treatment
When a person is undergoing conventional cancer therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy or others, cancer treatment-related side effects are important to address for 3 key reasons: